Washington County News

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Nov. 16, 2009 11:27 a.m. Wal-Mart will break ground Wednesday on its new supercenter in Muskego.

Thirty-one artists from Washington County were honored by the Friends of the Germantown Community Library at its annual meeting in October.

The stepfather of a 14-year-old Grafton boy found dead at a Wal-Mart parking lot could be charged Tuesday in the boy's death - a crime Germantown's police chief said Monday was premeditated and not the result of a physical fight.

Family members of 14-year-old Cody Reetz made a somber procession into Washington County Court to hear a judge charge Reetz's stepfather, Charles Avey, with first-degree intentional homicide.

The Grafton man accused of murdering his 14-year-old stepson is expected to appear in Washington County Circuit Court Tuesday.

Police on Monday identified the teenage boy found dead inside a vehicle Sunday night at a Wal-Mart parking lot as Cody A. Reetz of Grafton.

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A 15-year-old girl from West Bend died after the car in which she was riding collided with a minivan Thursday at an intersection in the Town of Jackson, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Department.

Nov. 13, 2009 11:32 a.m. A 15-year-old girl from West Bend died after the car in which she was riding collided with a minivan Thursday at an intersection in the Town of Jackson, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Department.

A racially charged television ad run by Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman's campaign last year constitutes protected free speech, a three-judge panel determined Thursday, dismissing ethics charges against him.

Nov. 11, 2009 8:52 a.m. State Rep. Rich Zipperer today called for an oversight hearing into irregularities found in the reporting of jobs created by the federal stimulus package.

Comments are needed on a proposed special pesticide registration to control a non-native species of crayfish found at two locations in Germantown, Washington County.

When I met Jeff Schreiber, he was taking a break from the vegetable harvest to prepare lunch for his work crew.

West Bend a ' The Washington County Board Thursday agreed to add $65,000 to the county Historical Society's budget next year, increasing county spending to $118.45 million in 2010.

Washington County would spend $7.36 million less next year than this year, as part of a proposed $118.38 million budget for 2010.

Germantown a ' Instead of using a collection agency, the village has contracted with Waukesha County to pursue delinquent personal property taxes.

The emerald ash borer is likely to win a nationwide battle against foresters and nursery operators in the effort to save native ash trees.

Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation Vice President Christian Tscheschlok has accepted the position of executive director at Economic Development/Washington County.

A 16-year-old girl was ejected from a car during a crash Friday night on Highway 45.